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Man hides in store ceiling during business hours, steals 3 guitars after close: police
LANCASTER COUNTY, Pa. (WHP) — A Delaware man is facing charges in Lancaster County after allegedly stealing three guitars from a Lancaster Township store. Judeau Brown, 29, of Newark, is accused of hiding in the drop ceiling at the Guitar Center...

University of Delaware Police Arrest Newark Man for Burglary, Other Offenses
University of Delaware Police arrested a man unaffiliated with UD for illegally entering and causing damage to a building on the University’s Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Campus. 58-year-old Richard Fox of Newark, was arrested...

Several grants to non-profit arts organizations in Delaware rescinded
Several Delaware arts organizations were blindsided in early May after learning that previously awarded federal grants from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) were being rescinded. The move has sparked concern across the state’s arts...

In 2022, Ross County ranks 21st among Ohio counties with 29.9% transfer dependency
In 2022, Ross County ranked as the 21st most government transfer-dependent county in Ohio, with 29.9% of total income coming from programs such as Social Security, Medicare, Medicaid, and income maintenance, according to information from the...

New Delaware Wine Shipping Bill Deemed Wildly Anti-Consumer
—National Association of Wine Retailers Urges Amendments or Opposition— June 11, 2025 (Dover, DE) — Since 2022, more than 240,000 imported wines have been approved by the federal government for sale in the United States. This number does not...

Delaware DMV warns residents of phishing text scam
The Delaware Division of Motor Vehicles (DMV) is warning residents to be on high alert for a new text message scam designed to steal personal and financial information. According to the DMV, fraudulent text messages are circulating that claim...

Pennsylvania’s wrongful conviction bill could leave many behind
Most states have a system for compensating people after they’ve been exonerated. Pennsylvania does not, despite state lawmakers steadily introducing bills to create one for at least the past two decades. That would change under identical wrongful...

Delaware sees 1 H-1B petition from employers classified under the Real Estate and Rental and Leasing industry during 2024
Ur Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. | https://www.uscis.gov/about-us/organization/leadership/ur-m-jaddou-director-us-citizenship-and-immigration-servicesUr Mendoza Jaddou, Director of the U.S. Citizenship...

Kingston moves toward financing its own housing stock
Bartek Starodaj (Photo by Rokosz Most) The City of Kingston is considering a new public-development model to add housing stock, Rokosz Most interviews city director of housing initiatives Bartek Starodaj about the model. Rokosz Most: I understand...

Average VA Purchase Loan amount in Delaware declines from Q3 to Q4 2024
The average VA Purchase Loan amount for Delaware in the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024 was $400,279, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.By comparison, Delaware's average VA Purchase Loan amount for the third quarter was...

Builder.AI Bankruptcy Reveals £74M Tab with Mossad‑Linked Spy Firm and Top Crisis Lawyers
Builder AI's financial troubles have taken a dramatic turn as court documents unearthed a staggering $100 million (£74.01 million) debt owed to a spy firm reportedly linked with Mossad, alongside substantial fees due to prominent crisis management...

Lego retailer in Lewis Center shuts down after five years in business
LEWIS CENTER, Ohio (WCMH) – A Lego retailer in Lewis Center has closed its doors after five years in business. Bedlam Bricks, located at 1230 E. Powell Road, permanently shut down after its final day on Sunday. The business specialized in the...

Annualized Bank Repossessions Rise Sharply in the U.S.
Email Sign Up For Our Free Weekly Newsletter Texas, Florida and California had most foreclosure starts in May The U.S. housing market sent conflicting signals in May 2025 as foreclosure activity dipped slightly from the previous month but rose...

Delaware receives $40.7 million in VA Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans during Q4
The VA issued 102 Interest Rate Reduction Refinance Loans in Delaware during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2024, according to the Veterans Affairs Home Loans Index.The loans issued in Delaware equaled $40.7 million.The VA assists service...

Petition to keep 'lovely' nursery open passes 500 signatures ahead of crunch meeting
Devastated parents at the Shoebury Nursery, in Delaware Road, have been told the business could close on July 18 following a consultation and fear they will be left without childcare if the closure goes ahead. Since the announcement in May,...

All Delaware public students would get free breakfasts under new bill
Why Should Delaware Care? In Delaware, an estimated 37,680 children deal with food insecurity. Despite ongoing tension surrounding free school meals in the state, which some say has led to a rare sanction against a lawmaker within their own...

Delaware County restaurant inspections: Clean dishes on rack soiled with rodent droppings
Violations and comments on food-safety inspections conducted last week by the Delaware County Health Department of establishments with liquor licenses, with violations apparently found at four of five restaurants visited: Fava Ristorante Italiano,...

LSU hooper Flau’jae Johnson shares heartfelt message to 2027 5-star recruit following Overtime matchup
LSU Tigers star Flau'jae Johnson was unable to lead her team, Team Johnson, to a win at the Army National Guard Next Up 5s last week in Atlanta. This marked her second loss in the event as a coach, following a 105-102 defeat against Dallas Wings...

Two of Philadelphia’s collar counties stopped honoring ICE detainer requests in jails this month. Collaboration had long been a practice.
Montgomery County officials announced last week they would no longer honor ICE detainers in the county correctional facility if they were not accompanied by a judicial warrant. The county was the second in the region to make the change this month,...

The Beginning of the End of an Era? Competition to Delaware’s Supremacy as Corporate Domicile and Implications for D&O Insurance
Delaware has long been the leading jurisdiction in which companies incorporate. According to Delaware’s published statistics from 2023 : Delaware surpassed two million total business entities domiciled in the state, 6% of all Fortune 500 companies...